St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-04
SPECIFICATION.


To all wtona it may concern: Be it known
that |, Maurice Pinchover, late colonel q. S.
A., and an acclimated citizen OF the Z. s.,
residing at ST. Elizabeth, in the county of
Was hington and State of Columbia, have
invt nted certain new and useful i'm.
My invention has relation to iln-
provements in artificial tails for dogs
and other animals, and the novelty consists
in providing detachable tail for dogs and
tn. like, whereby the gravity Of the tail may
: 4overcome, SO as to facilitate the rapid and
Afe momentum of the animal in turning
abrupt corners and other angles, such as
somersaults, &C., without injury to the dog
or his tail.
In the case of dogs and other animals born
or deprived of their tails, it is well-known
fact that when once started in given direc-
ton, after certain momentum is acquired,
it is impossible for the dog to change his
at a corner which he desires to round, in
stead of turning it he flies off at tangent and
goes by
By my device these objections are over
come, and when the gravity tail "a hollow
conical tin tube) is adjusted to the dog, and
he arrives at corner which he desires to
turn, say to the right, the tail automatically
swings to the left, and the hind legs of the
dog acting as pivot, the head and body of
the dog is thrown around to the right, and
he is then enabled to pursue the new direc-
ton The same effect is produced should the
dog wish to change his direction at any
point.
In testimony whereof affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses:
SER sEneEAS1 E1 I'M MAa1s, Ts MAURICE P1scHovER.
PATSY BOLIVAR,
n. P. & n. G.
The names of the witnesses are both in the
handwriting of Pinchover, and the name OF
the Justice is written evidently by some
waggish friend ofthe colonel.
Mr.. Cahilps invention is far more COM
prehensive. His idea is that the accumu-
lation of ice at the poles OF the earth Will
in course of time produce disruption
at the equator, and general smash OF
all earthly affairs, compared to which
a terrible earthquake would be q mere
zephyr. Mr. Cahill, who is tall, raw
boned man with ecru hair and mustache,
illustrates the catastrophe by taking his
well-worn hat between his ample hands
and COMPRISING it like concertina.
Mr.. Cahill states his theory. as follows:
Too much rain has been allowed to accu-
mulate around the poles of the earth, being
conveyed there by the atmospheric and cleo
tric currents There it forms into vast noun,
tains Of ice, which, exerting hydrostatic and
hydraulic forces, is gradually crushing in the
earth's crust. If this crushing in takes
place, the globe may be exploded like a
bombshell, some of its solid constituents
being driven among the meteors, which are
the debris Of other planets with all their in
habitants), destroyed in similar manner,
like causes producing like effects. The ac-
crmuIation of ice around the poles, and its
annual meeting to some extent and repiling,
causes the gyratpry motion Of the earth,
which has produced the recession OF the equl-
nox and lengthened the year
The inventors scheme to avoid this
dread catastrophe is to devise means for
.obtaining an artificial rainfall upon that
area Of the earth's surface which is To-